March 05, 2015
Say Hello to Our New York!
We loved this great new video from the Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, which highlights many of the great assets in the greater Capital Region.… Read more »
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: In a continued effort to self-regulate, Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits, today released a set of 33 principles for… Read more »
February 25, 2015
Upcoming Grant Professionals Association Trainings
From our friends at the Grant Professionals Association–Mohawk/Hudson Chapter: Click here for a Save-the-Date flier for many valuable upcoming workshops from the GPA. Workshops include Budget… Read more »
February 24, 2015
U.S. charitable giving projected to grow in 2015 & 2016
From the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University: Charitable giving in the United States is expected to grow by 4.8 percent in 2015 and… Read more »
February 18, 2015
Study: Male Donors Respond Best to Pitches That Stress Self-Interest
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Attention fundraisers: Stop trying to pull on men’s heartstrings, advises a Stanford University study. Researchers documented an “empathy gap” between men… Read more »
February 06, 2015
Nonprofits: Become a Black Male Achievement Innovator!
The Black Male Achievement Social Innovation Accelerator (the “Accelerator”) is a key strategy of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement to showcase and spread what works… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Being a Philanthropist Without Money
From the Huffington Post: People say philanthropy is only for the rich. This is a lie. When anyone gives anything with good heart, he or she… Read more »
February 01, 2015
Super (Generosity) Bowl: Which Team Has the Edge?
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: The New England Patriots are a slight favorite to defeat the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but which… Read more »
January 28, 2015
What's Next for Philanthropy?
From the Washington Post: Washington-area philanthropy is becoming unabashedly business-minded. Practices such as impact investing and public-private partnerships that were experiments after the recession are now… Read more »
The Community Foundation is deeply grateful to its Board of Directors, donors and partners for their support in 2014. What was the Foundation able to achieve… Read more »